While it’s a good thing to check cnet (one of the world wide leaders in gizmo information) giving their valuable reviews on the newly unleashed iPad, you must not miss the opportunity to see what they are saying about the next possible iPad killer.
According to them and us, the iPad is a cool gizmo to play around with but it would neither replace a laptop nor a smart phone. Yes! It might just replace note books. A fact that both cnet and we agree upon is that the pricing ofthe iPad ($500) has been kept perfect which makes it extremely buyable.
Except for the memory (64GB max), the iPad would be a pretty tough competition to notebooks. With much advanced graphics, crispy display, and lightning fast speed, amazing gesture functional and extremely light weight of 1.5-1.6 pounds it will blow away stereotype notebooks which look like boxes, weigh around 3-7 pounds and have much slower processing speed along with an average display.
Cnet shared some interesting facts about Microsoft’s effort on tablet computers. They reveal Bill Gates first talked about the idea of a Tablet PC at Comdex back in 2000. In 2001, Microsoft rolled out one Compaq prototype that resembled a giant version of its iPaq handheld as Gates stated “Next year I hope a lot of people in the audience will be taking their notes on a Tablet PC.” But to his disappointment his tablet computer did not attract many buyers. Microsoft’s products and other companies like Samsung which released another tablet computer named Q1 ended up being very costly unpacked with equivalent features and attraction.
It’s Apple who has hit the right spot with its curvy tablet and it is being speculated to sell four million to five million iPad tablets this year.
Microsoft hasn’t given up on tablets, reports cnet. The company is hoping that a new generation of tablets will hold more interest. Phil McKinney says that the company has been working on an entertainment-oriented slate for the past five years. The device is expected mid-year which is supposed to sport an 8.9-inch display. They are also exploring possibilities for a dual-screen tablet, code-named Courier, a video of which leaked out early last year.
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